Internal hemorrhage caused by a twisted malignant ovarian dysgerminoma: Ultrasonographic findings of a rare case and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Varras, M ^a,b,e   Tsikini, A ^a,b   Polyzos, D ^a,b   Samara, Ch ^a,b   Akrivis, Ch ^c,d  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Second Dist National Health System   (Greece)

^c G Chatzikosta General State Hospital   (Greece)

^d District National Health System   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abdominal emergency; Color flow imaging; Hemoperitoneum; Intra abdominal hemorrhage; Ovarian dysgerminoma; Ovarian mass; Torsion; Twisted; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSGERMINOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PELVIS TUMOR; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; DYSGERMINOMA; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1042276800     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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